Outfielders Mark Krauss and Jake Goebbert and infielder Chris Wallace were also reassigned to minor-league camp. Lefthander Rudy Owens and righthander Sam Demel were optioned down to minor-league camp.

Other players who were added to the 40-man roster this winter will likely be the next cuts, general manager Jeff Luhnow said. The bargaining agreement doesn’t allow for them to be cut until a few more days.

Springer hit .333 with two home runs and seven RBIs. The speedy DeShields also hit .333 with eight runs and two stolen bases.

“The important thing for players like DeShields and Springer, who are a part of our future, was to come up here and make a good impression with a new staff,” Luhnow said. “Both of them absolutely did that.”

Goebbert hit .167, and Krauss hit .333 with one home run and five RBIs.